Automatic recording and reproducing device



Jan; 21, 1941. WARNER 2,229,430

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AUTOMATIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE Filed June 28, 1959 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 JNI/ENTORT JESSE J. WARNER.

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Jan. 2l, 1941.

J. J. WARNER 2,229,430

AUTOMATIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE Filed June 26, 1939 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 .z-zg. a. M40

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Jan. 21, `1941.

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Jan. 21, 1941.

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/so E Patented Jan. 21, 1941 UNITED STATES AUTOMATIC RECORDING AND REPRO- D UCING DEVICE Jesse J. Warner, San Francisco, Calif. Application June 26, 1939, serial No. 281,209

16 Claims.

My invention relates to automatic recording and reproducing units and more particularly` to a fully automatic device which will make a record, play it back and deliver it to a customer.

Among the objects of my invention are: to provide a completely automatic recording and reproducing unit; to provide such a unit adaptable for coin operation; to provide such a unit as will record a speakers voice, automatically give a playback, thereafter deliver the record to the speaker, and repeat the cycle of operation as required.

Other objects of my inventionwill be apparent or Will be specifically pointed out in the description forming a part of this speciiication, but I do not limit myself to the embodiment of the invention herein described, as various forms may be adopted Within the scope of the claims.

In the drawings, f Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of a complete automaticrecorder and reprodueer` unit as installed in a cabinet.

Figure 2, is a top plan View of the operating mechanism of one preferred form of my invention.

Figure 6 is a View partly in section and partly,

in elevation taken as indicated by the` line 6--6 in Figure 3.

Figure 7 is a view partly in section and `partly in elevation taken as indicated by the line 1-1 in Figure 3.

Figure 8 is a view partly in sectionand partly in elevation taken as indicated by the lineS-B in Figure 3.

Figure 9 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation taken as indicated by the line 9-9 in Figure 3.

Figure 10 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation taken as indicated by the line I U-f-III in Figure 3. l Figure 11 is a View partly in section and partly in elevation taken as indicated by the line III--I I in Figure 3. l

Figure 12 isa View partly in, section and partly in elevation showing the visual indicator of record 525 `playing and recording time.

Figure 3 is a rear plan View showing the main` operating shaft taken as indicated bythe line.

(Cl. 179-100A) Figure 13 is a schematic circuit diagram showing the connections for the various elements illustrated in the preceding ligures.

Referring directly to Figure 1 for the general appearance of the device of my invention, a cabinet I2 is divided by partition I4 into two portions, a front recording chamber I6,and a rear apparatus chamber I8. The upper portion of partition I4 is preferably a glass panel 20. Recording chamber I6 is provided with a door 22, and parlo t tition I4 is provided with a record delivery chute exit 24, and a coin slot 26. Glass panel 20 has set therein a transducer 28, acting as a microphone to record, and as a loud speaker to reproduce, the voice. 15

The general sequence of operation of my invention is: (1) The setting of the device into action by the insertion of a coin. (2) The placing of a record on the turntable. (3) The cutting of the record. (4) The playback of the 20 record, and (5) the delivery of the record t0 the speaker or customer. I Will describe in detail one preferred form of the invention, a general layout of which, and the relationship of the parts, is shown in Figures 2 and 3. 'Ihe re- 25;`

mainder of the figures are detailed views of various portions of the apparatus and will be referred to more specifically from time to time.

Referring rst, therefore, to Figures 2 and 3,

a mounting panel 40 is provided with a bracket 30 42 on which is mounted a motor 44 having a vertical shaft. Motor 44 through a friction wheel 46 drives a countershaft 41, this countershaft being provided with a belt pulley 48 driving turntable 56 by means of belt 52. provided with the usual centering pin 53, as shown in Figures 2 and 5,. Countershaft 41 is also provided with .pinion 54 driving a larger spur-gear 56 mounted on a vertical cutting head driveshaft 58. extends upwardly through panel 40 and by means of worm-gears 60 rotates a horizontal cutting head driveshaft 62 as shown in Figure 10. A cutting head 64 is mounted on a pivoted arm 66, one portion 68 of which extends below panel 40 45 and terminates in a cam follower 10 as shown in Figure 5. Arm 66 is hinged to a driven bracket 12 and the vertical motion of cutting head 64 without raising bracket 12 is limited by a cutting head adjustment screw 14. Driving bracket 12 is driven by having attached thereto half nuts 1liv meshing with driving threads 18 on horizontal cutting head driveshaft 62.

Also attached to cutting head driven bracket I2 is a driven link 80 extending beyond the ex- 5 Turntable 50 is 3i.

This recording head driveshaft fr tent of the driving threads 18 as shown in Figure 12. Link 80 operates a pointer 82 over face 84, showing the position of the cutting ,head 64 with relation to the record being cut. Each end of the travel path of the cutting head 64 is indicated by pilot lamps 86 and 88 later to be described.

I will now describe the mechanism mounted on cam shaft 92 in order, starting from worm gears 90. First, record feed gear 04 drives a record feeding shaft 96 by meshing with a second record feed gear 08 mounted on shaft 96. Inasmuch as I may desire to disconnect these gears, for reasons to be described later, I have-mounted, as shown in detail in Figure 6, record feeding shaft 08 on a hinged arm |00 and then have provided a lever |82 rotating on shaft S8 and having a notch |04 on one end therefore, this notch fitting cam shaft 02. The distance between notch |04, however, and the axis of shaft 88 is such vso that when notch |84 is `placed around shaft 202, gears 04 and4 08'are disconnected. The angular displacement is lprovided for by making bearing |05 at. the other end of shaft 98 to have a loose fit.

. On this other end of shaft 88, I position a feed worm gear |88 driving a secondary record feed shaft |08, and shaft 08 terminates in a crank ||0, so that .when record feed gears 84 and 08 are disconnected, secondary shaft |08 can be turned by hand.

The details of the record feeding mechanism are shown more clearly in Figure 4. Here the secondary record feeding shaft |08 drives a vertical rack |2 by means of pinion gear I4. Rack ||2 is attached to vertical pillar H5 extending upwardly through panel 48 .in pillar bearing H8. Pillar |8 supports, at top and bottom, two parallel vertical record carrying bars |20 each provided with notches |22 into which record discs |24 lit, stacked one above another as shown in Figure 4. Although it is obvious that the systern herein described is applicable to handle any type-of disc record, I prefer to use thin aluminum discs.' Parallel bars |28 are spaced apart -less than the diameter of the records, and the records are held in notches |22 by spring bar frame |26 forced against the projecting edges of each rec.- ord vby spring |20. It will thus be seen that dislconnection of gears S4 and 08 is for the purpose of allowing manual rotation of secondary feed shaft |88 with crank |50, to raise the record carrier 'to its highest position to enable loading of records therein.

Immediately beneath the stacked records is a horizontal slide |30 movable across panel 48, and having two upwardly projecting ribs |32. These `ribs carry, adjacent pillar H8, upwardly projecting lugs |34 positioned to catch the pillar side of a single record on the bottom of the stack.

Slide |30 is moved toward turntable 50 by the action of segmented gear |88 mounted on cam shaft 92. The details of the slide drive are shown in Figure l1 taken in conjunction with Figure 2. During a portion of the revolution segmented gear |36 a slide pinion |38 is engaged, to which is attached a cable arm |40 pulling a cable |42 over rollers |44 and |45. Cable |42 is secured to slide |30 at the pillar end thereof. Slide pinion |38 makes one complete revolution during the contact with the toothed portion of the segment ed gear |38 and the slide, during that revolution, is driven toward the turntable, but is retracted therefrom by weight |48 attached to the other end of cable |42 after the cable has passed over weight pulley |45.

On panel 40, running parallel to slide |30, and adjacent thereto on both sides thereof, are raised record support ribs |41 as shown in Figures 4 and 5, on which the bottom record may travel. To keep the records in line with the turntable, lateral record guides |48 are also provided. 'Ihe turntable ends of ribs |41 terminate just short of the turntable aperture with angular bevels |40 to direct the moving record on to panel 40 just over turntable 50. The record will rest there until picked up by the rising of -the turntable, as the turntable aperture -is smaller than the record. On the opposite side of turntable 50 is a delivery slot 5| cut through panel 40 of record diameter length.

Next to segmented gear |36 on cam shaft 92, is a turntable raising cam |50. Spaced a bit further on the 'shaft 92 is a cutter head lifting and returning cam |52. 'I'hese two cams and their cooperation with the cutter head and turntable are 'shown' more indetail in Figure 5. The turntable axle |54 slides in a turntable bearing |56 mountedr on a turntable bracket |58, the turntable being rotatedby belt 52 engaging turntable pulley |60. .Turntable `axle |54 is, however, free to slide vertically in bearing |58, and is controlled by turntable raising arm |82 bearing against pointed end |64 of the turntable axle, and pivoted on stationary arm bracket |66. The end of arm |62 terminates in a cam follower |68, thus We have side by side, two cam followers, 'cam follower 10, .previously described as being attached to arm 88 carrying cutter head 84 and cam follower |68 controlling the raising and lowering of turntable 50. Camfollower |88 rides on turntable cam |58 and .cam follower lrides against the spiral lifting and returning cam |52,

The next mechanism positioned on shaft 92 is a pair of bevel gears rotating shaft |12, this shaft terminating in reproducer arm cam |14. Cam |14 is semi-cylindrical and bears against reproducer arm cam follower |16 attached to reproducer arm |18 swingable across turntable 50 on reproducer arm pivot |10. Cam |14 is provided with a square leading edge |80 and a forked trailing edge |8|. This fork centers follower |16.so that arm |82 will always be lowered on toa record on turntable 50 at the beginning of the cut track, and the square leading edge lifts the repro'ducer arm off the record after the playback is finished. No attempt is made to definitely position the reproducer arm during the time it is off the record as fork 18| will always start the playback at the right position. Cam follower |16 extends through panel 40 in an arcuate aperture |83, the limits of which determine the amount of lateral swing arm |82v may take, and this limited swing is held to be-just over the limits of the cut surface on the record, and to keep follower |18 always on the surface of cam |14 when lifted.

Also, onshaft 92, beyond bevel gears |10, first is positioned a switch cam |184 operating a switch |86 as shown in Figure '1 which controls the shifting of an amplifier circuit, to be described later, from cutting connection to reproducing connection.

Nextv cornesV pilot switch cam |90 which controls pilot switch |02 as shown in Figures 9 and 13 which controls the energizationl of signal lamps 86 and 88, indicating the sta'rt and stop of recording time;

At very end of shaft 92' i'spositioned a freely CFI rotating arm |94, having projecting laterally therefrom, an arm pin |96.l The details of this construction are shown in Figure 8. Arm |94 is provided witha terminal weight I 98 and shaft 92 is provided with a rotating pin 200 engaging pin |96 to raise arm |94 to the vertical position. After the arm |94 passes the upper Vertical position it will fall, through the influence of weight |98 on the end thereof, and in falling contacts the end of trip 202, locked back of trip bracket 204 and held in that position by trip spring 206. Trip 202 'is attached to main switch arm 208 operating main switch 2|0, and trip 202 is reset by pin 2|2 attached to coin slot 26, the details of which are not shown because such switches are well known in the art and are no part of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 13 for the electrical connections of my invention, A. C. mains 220 are connected through fuse 222 to cabinet lights 224 and to motor 44 through main switch 2|0. A. C. is also led directly to amplifier 226 which has output leads 228, a phonograph input lead 230 and a microphone input lead 232. In the microphone input lead 232, is positioned an input transformer 234, and switch |86 connects the reproducer |82 to the microphone input, and the transducer 28 to output circuit 228, thus placing the device in position to play back a record when cam |84 bears against switch |86. When, however, cam |84 passes olf switch |86, transducer 28 is connected to input transformer 234 and the cutting head 64 operates in output circuit 228, under the influence of the voice of the customer to cut a record. At the same time, switch |92 is determined by position of cam |90, lights green lamp 86 at the start of the record, and red lamp 88 at the end of the record to indicate to the customer his recording time. Intermediate these two conditions pointer 82 shows the relative length of time left for recording.

Having described the mechanical and electrical assembly of my invention, I will now describe the sequence of operation. It will be assumed that a record is in position on panel 40 above turntable 50 and that cutting head 64 is positioned over a peripheral area of the record at which cutting is to start,` but not in contact with the record, and that slide |30 has not been withdrawn. At this point, the mechanism has been stopped by the action of swinging arm |94 tripping off main switch 2|0 after purveying a previous record. If then, a coin is inserted in coin slide 26 and the slide pushed forward, main switch 2|0 is operated and the trip 202 is locked behind trip bracket 204. The main switch 2|0 energizes motor 44 and amplifier 226; and switch |86 has connected the transducer 28 to the cutting head 64. Withdrawal of the slide begins and at the same time pillar ||6 starts its downward movement. When the slide |32 reaches the end of the stroke the segmental gear |36 disengages and leaves the slide stationary but the record carriage continues to move downwardly and does sov during the entire sequence of operation. At the end of the cycle of operation when the segmental gear |36 again encounters pinion |38 to move the slide, the lowest record is in position to be picked up by slide lugs |34. In the meantime,

vthe turntable is being rotated at cutting speed and is being raised by the action of cam |50 on cam follower |68'to pick up the record and rotate it with the turntable. The time elapsed from the start of the motor until the record starts to be cut, aucws the amplifying apparatus to warm means for raising said turntable t engage and 7,5,`

up to amplifying condition. Cutting head 64 is lowered and half nuts 16 engage threads 18 before the cutting head reaches the record. Thus the head 64 is in lateral motionbefore cutting starts, thereby preventing a closed circular cut on the first cutting revolution. At the same time switch |92 has energized the green lamp 86 to indicate the start of the recording time. The customer then makes his recording, meanwhile watching pointer 82 as it moves across the chart 64 and keeps on talking until the red lamp is energized, due to the cam |90 disengaging switch |92. At this point, switch |84 also disconnects and switch |86 returns to its other position energizing reproducer |82 and connecting transducer 28 as a loud speaker.

In the meantime, cam |14 allows reproducer 82 to contact the record at the start of the cut track and the playback commences. Before playback, cutting head 64 has been raised and disconnected from driving threads '|8 and is being returned to peripheral starting position again by action of spiral lifting and returning cam |52 against cam follower 10.

- After the playback is nished, cam |14 lifts the reproducer |82 01T the record. segmental gear |36 starts motion of slide |30 toward the turntable and the turntable lowers, releasing the record. The cut record, being lower than the turntable ends of slide |30 is pushed laterally by these ends, as the turntable drops, into slot in panel 40 to be delivered by a chute not shown, to chute exit 24, for delivery to the customer.

- As the motion of the slide |30 toward the turntable continues it carries the lowest record in the record stack until this record drops over bevels |49 and slides into position over the turntable 50. In this position the main switch is tripped by weight |98 as previously described and the device stops ready for the next cycle of operation.

It will be seen that the record carrier continues to proceed downwardly with every record delivered. It is to be recharged with new records whenever coins are removed from the cabinet by periodical visits of an inspector. This recharging is accomplished by the manual return of the record carriage to high position with insertion or records as has been previously described.

Thus, it will be seen that I have provided a completely automatic recording device which will, upon the energization of a main switch, cut a record, play back the record, deliver the record to the customer, and then stop in readiness for a new cycle of operation.

I claim:

l. An automatic recording and playback machine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, a turntable driven by said motor, means for placing an uncut record over said turntable, meansI for raising said turntable to engage and rotate said record, a cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto said rotating record, means for traversing said cutter across said record at a constant relatively slow rate, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a defined length of track is cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position at a relatively rapid` rate, and means for visually indicating the beginning and end of cutting.

2. An automatic recording and playback marota-ite an uncut record, a cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto said rotating record,

means for traversing said cutter across said record ata constant relatively slow rate, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a defined length of track isl cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position at a relatively rapid rate, a record carrier, a vertical stack of records in said carrier, a slide hoizontally movable beneath said stack and over said turntable, means moving with said slide for simultaneously pushing a cut record off said turntable and depositing the bottom record in Said stack over' said turntable, and means for moving said slide.

3. An automatic recording and playback machine comprising a motor energized by :a main control switch, a turntable driven by said motor, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate an uncut record, a cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto said rotating record, positive means for traversing said cutter across said record, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a defined length of track is Cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position, a record carrier, a vertical stack of records in said carrier, a slide horizontally movable beneath said stack and over said turntable, lug means moving with said slide for simultaneously pushing a cut record oi said turntable and for depositing the bottom record in said stack over said turntable and under said cutting means, means for moving said slide, and means for simultaneously moving said stack downwardly to place the lower record therein in position to be picked up by said lugs on the next cycle of operation.

4. An automatic recording and playback machine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, a turntable driven by said motor, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate said record, a cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto said rotating record, meansA for positively traversing said cutting means across said record, means for lifting said cutter from said record after adefined length of track is cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position, a recordcarrier, a vertical stack of records in said carrier, a slide horizontally movable beneath said stack and over said turntable, lug means on said slide for simultaneously pushing a cut record off said turntable and depositing vthe bottom record in said stack over said turntable, means for moving said slide, means for simultaneously moving said stack downwardly to place the lower record therein in position to be picked up by said lugs, means for storing energy over a portion of the cycle of the above recited operation, and means for utilizing said energy to disconnect the main switch at a predetermined point in said cycle.

y5. An automatic recording and playback rmachine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, a turntable driven by said motor, means for placing an uncut record over said turntable, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate said record, a cutter, means for lowering said `cutter onto said rotating record, means for traversing said cutter across said record at a substantially constant rate, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a defined length of track'is cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position, means for lowering a reproducer onto the beginning of said cut track, means for raising said reproducer off said record at the end of said cut track, and means operating after reproduction to move said cut record away from said turntable.

6. An automatic recording and playback machine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, a turntable driven by said motor, means for placing an uncut record over said turntable, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate said record, a cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto said rotating record, means for traversing said cutter across said record at asubstantially constant rate, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a defined length of track is cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position, means i'or lowering a reproducer onto the beginning of said cut track, a record carrier, a vertical Stack of records in said carrier, a slide horizontally movable beneath said stack and over said turntable, lug means on said slide for simultaneously pushing a cut record off said turntable and depositing the bottom record in said stack over said turntable, and means for moving said slide.

7. An automatic recording and playback machine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, a turntable driven by said motor, means for placing lan uncut record over said turntable, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate said record, a cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto said rotating record, means for traversing said cutter across said record at a substantially constant rate, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a defined length of track is cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position, means for lowering a reproducer onto the beginning of said cut track, means for raising said reproducer on said record at the end of said cut track, a record carrier, a vertical stack of records in said carrier, a slide horizontally movable beneath said stack over said turntable, lug means 0n said slide for simultaneously pushing a cut record 01T said turntable and depositing the bottom record in said stack over said turntable, means for moving said slide, and means for simultaneously moving said stack downwardly to place the 10W- er record therein in position to be picked up by said lugs.

8. An automatic recording and playback machine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, a turntable driven by said motor, means for placing an uncut record over said turntable, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate said record, a cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto said rotating record, means for traversing said cutter across said record at a substantially constant rate, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a dened length of track is cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position, means for lowering a reproducer onto the beginning of said cut track, means for raising said reproducer oli said record at the end of said cut track, a record carrier, a vertical stack of records in said carrier, a slide horizontally movable beneath said stack over said turntable, lug means on said slide for simultaneously pushing a cut record off said turntable and depositing the bottom record in said stack over said turntable, means for mov.- ing said slide, means for storing energy over a portion of cycle of operation, and means for utilizing said energy to disconnect the main switch at a predetermined point in said cycle.

9. An automatic recording and playback machine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, an amplifier energized by said switch, aturntable driven by said motor, means for placing an uncut record over said turntable, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate said record, a cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto said rotating record, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a defined length of track is cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position, means for lowering a reproducer onto the beginning of said cut track, means for raising said reproducer 01T said record at the end of said cut track, means operating after reproduction to move said cut record off from said turntable, a transducer, switch means for connecting said transducer as a microphone to the input of said amplifier and simultaneously connecting the output of said amplifier to said cutter when cutting, and second switch means for connecting said transducer as a loud speaker to the output of said amplifier and said reproducer to the input of said amplifier when reproducing.

10. An automatic recording and playback machine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, an amplier energized by said switch, a turntable driven by said motor, means for placing an uncut record over said turntable, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate said record, a cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto said rotating record, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a defined length of track is cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position, means for lowering a reproducer onto the beginning of said cut track, means for raising said reproducer 01T said record at the end of said cut track, means operating after reproduction to move said cut record off from said turntable, a transducer, switch means fo-r connecting said transducer as a microphone to the input of said amplifier and simultaneously connecting the output of said emplifier to said cutter whenl cutting, second switch means for connecting said transducer as a loud speaker to the output of said amplier and said reproducer to the input of said amplifier when reproducing, and means fonde-energizing said motor after said record has been moved away from said turntable.

11. An automatic recording and playback machine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, an amplifier energized by said switch, a turntable driven by said motor, means for placing an uncut record over said turntable, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate said record, a cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto said rotating record, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a defined length of track is cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position, means for lowering a reproducer onto the beginning of said out track, means for raising said reproducer off said record at the end of said cut track, means operating after reproduction to move said cut record off from said turntable, a transducer, switch means for connecting said transducer as a microphone to the input of said amplifier and simultaneously connecting the output of said amplifier to said cutter when cutting, second switch means for connecting said transducer as a loud speaker to the output of said ampliiier and said 12. An automatic recording and playback machine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, an ampliiier energized by said switch, a turntable driven by said motor, means for placing an uncut record over said turntable, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate said record, a cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto'said rotating record, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a deiined length of track is cut thereon, means-for returning said cutter to initial position, .means for lowering a reproducer onto the beginning of said cut track, means for raising said reproducer oi said record at the end of said cut track, means operating after reproduction tofmove said cut record off from said turntable, a transducer, switch means for connecting said transducer as a microphone to the input of said amplifier and simultaneously connecting the output of said ampliiier and simultaneously connecting the output of said amplifier to said cutter when cutting, second switch means for connecting said transducer as a loud speaker to the output of said amplifier and said reproducer to the input of said amplifier when reproducing, means for `visually-indicating the beginning and end of cutting, and means for `de-energizing said motorv after said record has been moved away from said turntable.

13. An automatic recording and `playback machine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, an amplifier energized by said switch, a turntable driven by said motor, means for placing an uncut record over saidturntable, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate said record, a cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto said rotating record, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a defined length of track is cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position, means for lowering a reproducer onto the beginning of said cut track, means for raising said reproducer off said record at the end of said cut track, means operating after reproduction to move said cut record off from said turntable, a transducer, switch means for connecting said transducer as a microphone to the input of said amplier and simultaneously connecting the output of said amplifier to said cutter when cutting, second switch means for connecting said transducer as a loud speaker to the output of said amplifier and said reproducer to the input of said amplifier when reproducing, means for visually indicating the amount of cutting time as consumed, and means for de-energizing said motor after said record has been moved off said turntable.

14. An automatic recording and playback machine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, an amplifier energized by said switch, a turntable driven by said motor, means for placing an uncut record over said turntable, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate said record, a cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto said rotating record, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a defined length of track is cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position, means for lowering a reproducer onto the beginning of said cut track, means for raising said reproducer off said record at the end of said cut track, a record carrier, a vertical stack of records in said carrier, a slide horizontally movable beneath said stack and over said turntable, lug means on said slide for simultaneously pushing a cut record off said turntable and depositing the bottom record in said stack over said turntable, means for movingY said slide, a transducer',4 switch means for connectingv said transducer as a microphone to the input of said` amplier and simultaneously connecting the output of said amplifier to said cutterduring cutting, second switchl means for connecting said transducer as a loud speaker to the output of said amplier and said reproducer to the input of said amplifier when reproducing, andmeans for cle-energizing said motor after a cutrecord has been moved 01T said turntable.

15.` An automatic recording and playback machine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, an amplifier energized by said switch, a turntable driven by saidv motor, means for placing an uncut record over said turntable, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate.v said record, a.. cutter, means for lowering said cutter ontosaid rotating record, means for liftingsaid cutter from saidA record after a defined length of track is cut thereon, means for returningy said cutter to initial position, means for lowering a reproducer onto the beginning of said out track, mea-ns for raising said reproducer f oil' said record at the end of said cut track, a

record carrier, a vertical stack of records in said carrier, a slide horizontally movable beneath said,k stack and over said turntable, lug means on said slide for simultaneously pushing a cut record olf said turntable and depositing the bottom record in said stack over said turntable, means for moving said slide, a transducer, switch means for connecting said transducer as a loud speaker to the output ofsaidv amplifier and said reproducer to the input of said ampliiier when reproducing, means for storing energy over a portion of cycle of operation, and means for utilizing said energy to disconnect the main switch at a predetermined point in said cycle.

16. An-automatic recording and playback machine comprising a motor energized by a main control switch, an amplifier energized by said switch, a turntable driven by said motor, means for placing an uncut record over said turntable, means for raising said turntable to engage and rotate saidV record, a` cutter, means for lowering said cutter onto said rotating record, means for lifting said cutter from said record after a denned length of trackV is cut thereon, means for returning said cutter to initial position, means for lowering al reproducer onto the beginning of said out track, means for raising said reproducer off said record at the end of said out track, means operating afterreproduction to move said cut record off from said turntable, a transducer, switch means forconnecting said transducer as a microphone to the input of said amplifier and simultaneously connecting the output of said amplifier to said cutter when cutting, second switch means for connecting said transducer as a loudspeaker to the, output of said amplier and said reproducer to the input of said amplier when reproducing, means for visually indicating the beginningand end, of. cutting, means for stacking a supply vof records, means for feeding a single record at a time from said stack to a position over said turntable, and means for deenergizing said motor after said record has been moved 01T said turntable.

JESSE J. WARNER. 

